The Parklands Diary

                                                              Image from Google   “ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ” ABSTRACT One of the prominent movements confronting imperialism and oppressive systems throughout the history of African people is Pan-Africanism which strives for a unified Africa and diaspora politically and culturally. It has however gone through a historical phase which has failed to give attention to gender and sexual orientation issues. In this paper,   the focus is on the perpetuation of a unifying nature but yet divisive nature within Pan-Africanism. It aims to show women's discrimination and the LGBTQ+ minority within the movement. It thereafter presents ways of engaging in a far more flexible and integrated Pan-Africanism that interprets the history of all Afr...

                                                                    Image on Google The theatre of democracy presents a complex play directed by the constitution. Nevertheless, the script that directs the play is subject to interpretation. This article spotlights the scene set by the enigma of electoral boundaries and the intricate dance of constituency delimitation. This important process of delimitation has hit a discordant note, as political interference has disrupted the dance patterns. This paper seeks to unravel this conundrum by questioning whether the legislative and political will overpower the power of the constitution. Delimitation of electoral units is encapsulated under Article 89 of the Kenyan Constitution. The aforementioned Article mandates the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to pe...

                                                              Image from Google Please don’t shoot me, For doing what’s right, for walking, talking, holding water in my hand.   Please don’t shoot me, All I have is a T-shirt, jacket, jeans, and shoes with loose laces. Please don’t shoot me, A placard’s not a weapon, you’re the one armed to shoot me. Please don’t shoot me, My mother’s waiting for me to come back home, so please… Please don’t shoot me, The god in you can only take life and I might need mine back. Please don’t shoot me, Hashtags won’t revive me, so please…   Please don’t shoot me, I’m not high, but unemployment is soaring..   Please don’t shoot me, My brother needs work, and my other brother’s searching too..   Please don’t shoot me, For wanting better. Bei...

Image from Google By Lawrence Kariuki Muthoni *   Give me a pen and I will paint a new world in your mind. Give me a pen and I will do the miracle of making you travel without you moving an inch. Give me a pen and I will give you entry into my heaven and walk you through my universe. Welcome to my universe .   1.0 Introduction I look up to the mountains, the forests, the rivers, the lakes and oceans, the art of men and all I would like is to create that view for you. I want you to see the beauty that my eye beholds. But how do I do yet you are so far away? I would paint. But my hands blush at the view of a brush and paint. I would take a picture. But that would not give you the same sensations that my mind perceives. I will recreate this world for you from the lens of my mind. I will paint nature and the art of men in words. Praying that your eyes will not see the words, but the paintings my pen and letters make. Each letter is a run of the brush. My aim - ...

                                                            Image from Google In 1989, President Moi, together with the KANU Government, planned to build a complex in Nairobi's Central Business District, with room for KANU headquarters, a conference facility, shopping malls, the defunct Kenya Times newspaper and TV Station among other facilities. The building would be 60 storeys high and the tallest in East Africa, grandiose, facilitative and within the CBD's lung, better known as Uhuru Park. [1] On the 18th of April 2024, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja included in his handover speech his plan to establish a nightclub within Uhuru Park. He stated that within the park, restaurants and conference centres and a nightclub among other facilities, will be built, as per his proposal. [2] This is after the construction of the expressway just a f...